This Lapland Longspur spread its tail feathers out as it was searching for food in the snow alongside the road.
This picture was taken from inside of a car in zero degree temperatures. If you’d like to read how to take pictures of birds from a car in the winter click HERE. The pictures required some special camera settings get a proper exposure. If you would like to learn how to set up your camera to take better pictures of birds in the snow click HERE.